 Re: California WIld Fires
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The winds dying down has been a definite help. I hope your Aunt and her house will be okay. My roommate watched his girlfriend's house in Arrowhead, which is right next to Big Bear, burn down on the news earlier today. Frightening.
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Though we all have our opinions about the man, let's hope 2x6spds (and his stuff) is staying safe, too.
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Not sure if it's been posted, but the LA Times has a "nice" google map of the fires. Pretty scary for those in the thick of it. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-firemap,0,6179739.htmlpage
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Thanks for chiming in, everyone. It helps me to share these kinds of things with friends. I got good news this morning from my sister. I am so grateful. I wanted to let you know that we were able to come back home again last night -- and our house is still standing!  We were notified of a mandatory evacuation early Monday morning and within minutes the smoke was overwhelming. So, we grabbed the pups, some water, and 'got the heck out of Dodge' (so to speak). We were able to spend the first day with a friend in Vista. Then, when it got too smoky there, we drove up to Elsinore and got the last room at a Quality Inn. Most of the motels were making exceptions and allowing dogs because of the fires. One of the fires came within about a mile of our place - very scary because of the high winds. Anyway, we were able to return home late last night and we're doing fine. Everything is covered in ashes and it still smells quite smoky, but we're just grateful to have a house to come home to. During our 'adventure' we talked with several people who lost everything. So incredibly sad. A colleague said that her spouse - who works at a medical lab - had to pull double shifts the last couple of days because of the closure of similar facilities in SCal. Their lab normally processes 2,000 samples a day, but the LA lab processes 10,000. Connectedness. Everybody stay safe.
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Well, so far the news from my family is good. My parents are in the Beach Cities near LA, and my sister's in North Hollywood. No problems yet, although they get a lot of ash and can smell the smoke.
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